Dick Bong: Ace of Aces (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781387890446)

During World War II, Major Richard "Dick" Ira Bong's legendary exploits at the helm of his P-38 Lightning made him a household name. Bong received the Medal of Honor for his exploits of downing 40 enemy Japanese planes in the Southwestern Pacific. His tally of 40 victories made him the highest-scoring American ace of all time, a record that is unlikely to ever be broken. Bong died at the tender age of 24 on the 6th of August 1945 in a flight accident during testing of the P-80 Shooting Star Fighter. His fame was such that news of his death vied with the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima in the US press.

Author: George C. Kenney
ISBN-10: 1387890441
ISBN-13: 9781387890446
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 84
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d